CAMBRIDGE TWP. — One ice fisherman died and another is in guarded condition at an area hospital after they fell through the ice of a small lake in northern Lenawee County.

Michael James Shofstell, 52, of Saline was pronounced dead at Allegiance Health System in Jackson after the incident Thursday afternoon on Timber Lake, according to the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Department.

According to a news release, Lenawee County Central Dispatch received a 911 call at 11:44 a.m. about someone yelling for help on Timber Lake, which is just west of Wamplers Lake in Cambridge Township. Firefighters from Cambridge Township and Addison responded to the scene and retrieved Smith from the water.

The Lenawee County Dive Team located Shofstell in about 18 feet of water at about 1:20 p.m., the news release said.